Yellowstone
Greenie
- May 3, 2017
- 10
- 23
- Detector(s) used
- Gold Bug 2, Equinox 800, Simplex+
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Had the Simplex for a week and have taken it to So Cal beach three times, about 10 hours. Using field mode on dry sand has produced two pieces of silver jewelry, a ring and pendant, usual coin finds. Signals loud and clear on targets up to 10". Need more time to understand faint signals - dug more than a few empty holes chasing low to upper 90's signals.
On the wet sand a different story. In beach mode, a lot of false signals, especially in holes filled with water (but this was identified in Notka literature). Lowered sensitivity to 2 bars without much improvement. Tried All Metal and Field modes with similar results. On the slopes, a little more stable in both Field and Beach modes and could run sensitivity at 4-6 bars with only minor false hits when coil hit the ground. No problem with EMI. One thing I notice during night hunting is that display light comes on when a target is located, a nice piece of engineering! Only drawback is that light is so bright, I could not see the coil. Maybe there is a way to turn brightness down.
On land (in the front yard) found four coins and silver ring up to 6" deep in 15 minutes. I was impressed with that.
Off to Arizona for some fresh water and relic hunting, maybe a little gold prospecting if time permits.
First impression - light weight, good depth and solid feeling machine. Like any other detector, need more time to get to know my new friend.
On the wet sand a different story. In beach mode, a lot of false signals, especially in holes filled with water (but this was identified in Notka literature). Lowered sensitivity to 2 bars without much improvement. Tried All Metal and Field modes with similar results. On the slopes, a little more stable in both Field and Beach modes and could run sensitivity at 4-6 bars with only minor false hits when coil hit the ground. No problem with EMI. One thing I notice during night hunting is that display light comes on when a target is located, a nice piece of engineering! Only drawback is that light is so bright, I could not see the coil. Maybe there is a way to turn brightness down.
On land (in the front yard) found four coins and silver ring up to 6" deep in 15 minutes. I was impressed with that.
Off to Arizona for some fresh water and relic hunting, maybe a little gold prospecting if time permits.
First impression - light weight, good depth and solid feeling machine. Like any other detector, need more time to get to know my new friend.
